Day: April 28, 2014

Art

Monty Python’s final show will be broadcast to theaters around the world

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As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister On July 20th, the five remaining members of famed comedy group Monty Python will reunite for one last show, and you won’t have to fly to the United Kingdom to watch. Due to popular demand, The Last Night of Monty Python will be streamed live to 1,500 theaters around the world. The performance is expected to include some of the group’s famous sketches, although we’re not yet sure which ones. …

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Photography

Reboot: these stunning still-life photos will take you back to the future

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As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister Jim Golden takes pictures of products, sometimes all by themselves. Other times he assembles incredible collections of everyday objects and antiquated technologies into stunning spreads, like this painstakingly placed array of retro video game systems. Golden’s latest project is called Relics of Technology, and it’s a bit of both. Collecting bits and pieces of obsolete technology like floppy disks and Betamax tapes, he’s assembled some into pleasing patterns like his previous work.…

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Apple Application

iOS App OptimizeMe Encourages You To Make The Most Of Your Day

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Catherine Shu Every Fitness App d Wearable Should Have A Mood Tracker I have so many pastimes that I like to say that my hobby is hobbies. I knit, scrapbook, build miniature dioramas, go on long walks, and take many cat photos that I then spend hours editing in VSCO. Unfortunately, I often let my craft supplies sit idle for weeks while I spend hours surfing the web and adding to my 97 Pinterest boards.…

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Business

Five Hard Things That Great VCs Do

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Mike Driscoll The Screen That Doesn’t Scream Editor’s note: Mike Driscoll is founder and CEO of Metamarkets and partner at Data Collective. In Ben Horowitz’s The Hard Thing About Hard Things, he recalls a conversation in 1999 where one of his investors asked coldly: “When are you going to get a real CEO? Someone who has designed a large organization, someone who knows great senior executives and brings pre-built customer relationships, someone who knows what they are doing.”…

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Microsoft Security

Serious Internet Explorer flaw puts XP users especially at risk

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As reported on Engadget. BY NICOLE LEE We hope that you heeded our advice to finally ditch Windows XP in favor of a more modern operating system, because there’s a new security exploit that’ll leave stubborn XP users in the cold. In a security alert released on Saturday, Microsoft reports that there’s a serious vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 through 11 that could allow hackers to take over your computer remotely if you happen to visit a malicious…

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